In Memory Of
SPERRYN, PERCY NEVILLE HENRY
Service Details
Age:
29
Date of Birth:
1914-07-27
Service No:
4298V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit 2:
"A" Coy.
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-28
Cause of Death:
Killed in action. "A" Coy was instructed to relieve ILH/KR in the vicinity of Montepulciano. Upon advancing to a position thought to be clear of the enemy, they encountered resistance, which they drove off. He was killed during the subsequent shelling of the position by the enemy
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
V, D, 5.
Cemetery:
ASSISI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Decorations:
M M, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
MM LG Sup 24 September 1942 pg. 4158 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East". MID LG Sup 15 December 1942 pg. 5448
Son of Clarence Percival and Coralie Frances Sperryn (nee Seager), of 29 Lorne Street, Estcourt, Natal. Born Durban. A bookkeeper. He was unmarried.
